Ptolemais_(Pamphylia)

Ptolemais (Pamphylia)

Ptolemais (Pamphylia)

Ancient town that existed in present-day Turkey

Ptolemais (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαΐς) was a coastal town of ancient Pamphylia or of Cilicia, inhabited during Hellenistic times.[1] It was located between the Melas River and Coracesium.[2]

Its site is located near Fığla Burnu, in Asiatic Turkey.[1][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. [2]
    Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. p. 667. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. [3]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ptolemais". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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